| site search by freefind | advanced |
Santa Claus Is Back In Town |
Back to "S" Menu |
|
Written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller Recorded: September 7, 1957, Radio Recorders, Hollywood Released master is take 7 Single: w/ "Blue Christmas", 447-0647, Gold Standard Series original release, October 26, 1965. This single has been re-released numerous times afterwards for the holidays through the years. Also released w/ "Merry Christmas Baby", PB-41237, November 1985. Pressed on green vinyl. RIAA Certified: Platinum (as of 07/15/1999) Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #1 on Billboard's special Christmas Singles chart 1st LP release: Elvis Christmas Album - November 1957 |
Click to download or buy "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" now from Amazon!  or download from iTunes: For other versions, see Lyrics and Downloads section below. |
 |
"Santa Claus Is Back In Town" rocks harder than any Elvis Christmas tune, except maybe "Merry Christmas Baby". It was the obvious pick to open Elvis' Christmas Album, with the deceptively calm and reverent intro giving way to the raucous drums and Elvis shouting "Welllllll, it's Christmas time pretty baby!" Lieber and Stoller's uptempo blues has all the right elements, including typical playfully flirtatious lyrics about hangin' up yer pretty stockings, and Santa comin down yer chimney tonight. For a rock-n-roll '50s tune, this is just par for the course, but for a Christmas song, this was a bit much for establishment radio, and some stations refused to play it. That's OK, lots of kids bought the album (and/or the EP), and over time, this became one of the great rock-n-roll Christmas songs!
|
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)'Santa Claus Is Back In Town' is a classic blues-based number, proving again that Presley had an instinctive feel for the blues, but could also suggest double-meanings without incurring the wrath of moral-protecting public figures. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 Raucous send-up with Dudley Brooks excelling on piano and Elvis in top R&B voice - the "Jailhouse Rock" of Christmas. Martin Torgoff  , The Complete Elvis, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for Santa Claus Is Back In Town Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" Links
|
|
Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is falling on the ground Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is falling down Well you be a real good little girl Santa Claus is back in town Got no sleigh with reindeer No sack on my back You're gonna see me comin' In a big black Cadillac Oh, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is falling on the ground Well you be a real good little baby Santa Claus is back in town Hang up your pretty stockings And turn off the light Santa Claus is comin' Down your chimney tonight Oh, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is falling on the ground Well you be a real good little baby Santa Claus is back in town |
Download the Karaoke Version!
Download or just listen to different versions by Elvis! 
|
... or different versions by other artists! 
|
Some Other Elvis Song Lists
Elvis Website Directories
|
Study Up Some More!Elvis song reference books on Amazon!
|
